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IMPACT Wrestling sent out the following: IMPACT Wrestling Honors Lucha Libre Legacy On Sunday, October 22 in Chicago Legendary Luchador Konnan Will Be Among Mexican Wrestling Legends At The Lucha Libre Celebration; Juventud Guerrera and Samuray Del Sol Will Both Be In Action First-Ever “Lucha Fiesta” Fan Event Is Scheduled Pre-Show On Sunday With Autographs,  Continue Reading »

In a recent interview with Nick Hausman of Haus Of Wrestling, Konnan revealed that he has found a kidney donor, but that the donor needs to lose weight before the kidney is donated and afterwards, it needs to be determined if the kidney is then compatible. “They just have to do, there’s this BMI index,  Continue Reading »

Former WCW, TNA Wrestling and AAA wrestler Konnan applied to trademark his ring name on July 6th with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The filing for the trademark notes that it is for the following, “G & S: Entertainment in the nature of wrestling contests; Entertainment services, namely, wrestling exhibits and performances  Continue Reading »

In a recent virtual signing with Captain’s Corner, Konnan discussed several topics, and revealed that he was originally given three minutes for the WWE Hall of Fame speech to induct Rey Mysterio, but that changed and he was told to take all the time that he needed. “In the Hall of Fame speech they were  Continue Reading »

In a recent interview with Muscle Man Malcolm, Konnan responded to the news that he would be the one to induct Rey Mysterio into the 2023 WWE Hall of Fame, stating that negotiations are still ongoing and that nothing is official until the announcement comes from the WWE themselves. “Well, I would be very disappointed  Continue Reading »

In an update on Rey Mysterio being inducted into the 2023 WWE Hall of Fame later this month, Rey is expected to be inducted by Konnan, according to a report from Dave Meltzer of The Wrestling Observer. The report notes that the induction request was made by Mysterio himself, as the two have a long-standing  Continue Reading »

Major League Wrestling have announced that nZo will face off against KC Navarro as part of their MLW SuperFight event on Saturday, February 26th at the Grady Cole Center in Charlotte, North Carolina. Previously announced for the show: — Alex Hammerstone (c) vs. Davey Richards for the MLW World Heavyweight Championship. — Alex Kane (c)  Continue Reading »

Major League Wrestling sent out the following: Intimidation Games set for March 31 in Dallas MLW returns to downtown Dallas March 31 with a TV taping MLW will return to Dallas March 31 with MLW: Intimidation Games, an MLW FUSION television taping at Gilley’s with a special start time of 7:00pm. The card will feature  Continue Reading »

In a post on his official Twitter account, Konnan announced that former WWE, WCW and TNA Wrestling creative team member Vince Russo will be working with the new Aro Lucha promotio as a script consultant. Want to announce the signing of @THEVinceRusso as a script consultant with @AroLucha for the Dec 10th show.. #Welcomeaboardbro —  Continue Reading »

Mexican wrestling promotion CRASH Lucha Libre announced today that Konnan, who had been working the promotion as a booker and head of creative, has departed his role from the company. In a statement released to the wrestling media, CRASH Lucha Libre stated the following, “The Crash Lucha Libre brand is known for the way we  Continue Reading »

Former IMPACT Wrestling minority owner Aroluxe announced in a press release issued today that they will be launching a new wrestling promotion in 2018 called Aro Lucha, with current IMPACT Wrestling personality Konnan spearheading the creative team. The promotion announced that they expect to begin running in 2018 with television tapings in the Nashville, Tennessee  Continue Reading »

Speaking on the latest edition of his podcast, Konnan noted that IMPACT Wrestling’s Jeff Jarrett is hoping for LAX (Santana & Ortiz) opponents at the IMPACT Wrestling Slammiversary 2017 pay-per-view to be Aerostar and Drago, who are regulars with the Lucha Underground promotion, however whether that happens, despite IMPACT’s relationship with AAA, is currently unknown.  Continue Reading »

IMPACT Wrestling sent out the following: What will happen when one of the most notorious groups in Impact Wrestling history return? The LAX, Latin American Xchange are back! That means Konnan is back and Homicide is back! That also means that every tag team in Impact Wrestling is now on notice. IMPACT WRESTLING is now  Continue Reading »

Speaking through his official Twitter account, Konnan announced that he would be holding a press conference soon and would make some major revelations. Konnan and AAA’s Dorian Roldan have been back and forth regarding an issue within the company as of late and while Konnan was at last night’s AAA TV tapings, the issue will  Continue Reading »

In an update on Rey Mysterio’s current WWE status, a report from PWInsider.com notes that there has been lots of talk within the company in regards to Rey’s current deal as it expires shortly after WrestleMania and while he is no longer considered a top star in the company, his merchandise continues to sell well.  Continue Reading »

During the latest edition of the MLW Podcast, former TNA & WCW superstar Konnan stated that he recently had a talk with Jeff Jarrett regarding Jarrett’s departure from the company and noted that Jarrett informed him that TNA Wrestling is in really bad shape right now and that he doesn’t know and doesn’t care if  Continue Reading »

During this week’s edition of MLW Radio, hosted by Konnan, Court Bauer and MSL, the trio discussed the WWE’s interest in purchasing the AAA promotion several years ago. Bauer commented on the story stating,  “They went in there [Mexico] with big, big ambitious plans a few years ago. They wanted to do a lot of  Continue Reading »

The following press release was issued today: MASKED REPUBLIC & THE PRO WRESTLING REVOLUTION TRAINING ACADEMY TEAM WITH KONNAN TO PRESENT THE FIRST EVER NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AAA SEMINAR & TRYOUT San Diego, CA – Masked Republic, the world’s only company “dedicated to the expansion of lucha libre beyond the borders of Mexico,”™ established a developmental  Continue Reading »

In a recent episode of MLW Radio, former WCW and TNA Wrestling star Konnan, who is a very good friend of WWE superstar Rey Mysterio, cleared the air on Mysterio’s WWE status and noted that Rey is dealing with a personal issue and that he has not been suspended due to a Wellness Policy strike.  Continue Reading »

The Smells Like Human Spirit Podcast sent out the following: Former WCW star Konnan recently appeared on the Smells Like Human Spirit Podcast. In a wide-ranging one hour interview, he spoke on everything from wrestling, to politics and beyond. Here are some highlights: On his time in WCW: “[WCW] was the only company in the  Continue Reading »